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portcullis <a portcullis; portcullises> N

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Both entrances were defended by a portcullis, and the south door may have had an interior gatehouse.
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By the 16th century, the central tower was no longer depicted as a church tower, instead it had a gateway with a portcullis.
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The words were inscribed above the portcullis up until 1981.
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In these towers access was by a winding staircase around a central newel and protected by a portcullis.
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The castle is today entered from the south, via a modern portal complete with a portcullis.
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A "castle" is generally shown as two towers joined by a wall, the doorway often shown secured by a portcullis.
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The memorial is shaped like a ship's prow; the crypt is accessible by two staircases and a lowered square protected by a metal portcullis.
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This theme featured new knight helms, new horse armor, and a new portcullis piece.
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The yett was frequently used as cheaper alternative to the portcullis, since it was simpler in concept, less cumbersome and more practical.
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The museum contains a medieval execution chamber, a working portcullis, which visitors can operate, and what is said to be the world's smallest prison cell.
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